APPLE

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “APPLE” is live and registered on the Principal Register under serial 74473432, owned by USTOV, INC., a California corporation. It protects the word “APPLE” for the sale of rice, listed as a staple food in class 030. A similar name used for rice or related staple food products would raise the closest record‑based concern. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the word “APPLE”; it is limited to the goods listed. The prosecution history indicates the mark was approved for publication, published for opposition, and then registered on November 15, 1994, with no supplemental register steps. The most recent maintenance event was the renewal on December 16, 2024, which keeps the registration active. No oppositions, cancellations, or other enforcement actions appear in the supplied history. For someone considering a similar name, the presence of this active registration for rice means that using “APPLE” in that same class could pose a significant risk of infringement.